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Manual No. M02-33E209

SPECIALISTS IN THE
MEASUREMENT AND
CONTROL OF VISCOSITY

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BROOKFIELD ENGINEERING LABORATORIES, INC.

11 Commerce Boulevard, Middleboro, MA 02346 USA

with offices in:

Boston  •  Chicago  •  London  •  Stuttgart  •  Guangzhou

BROOKFIELD CAP 2000+

Viscometer

Operating Instructions

Manual No.

 

M02-313E1209

Summary of Contents for CAP 2000+H

Page 1: ...946 6200 FAX 508 946 6262 or 800 628 8139 USA excluding MA INTERNET http www brookfieldengineering com BROOKFIELD ENGINEERING LABORATORIES INC 11 Commerce Boulevard Middleboro MA 02346 USA with office...

Page 2: ...top Keys 15 II 9 Parameter Display 16 III OPERATION 17 III 1 Full Scale Range and Accuracy of Measurement 17 III 2 Accuracy of Viscosity and Temperature 18 III 3 Calibration Verification 20 III 4 Cone...

Page 3: ...er CGS or SI units CGS SI Comment Viscosity P or cP Pa s or mPa s 0 1 Pa s 1 P 100 cP Shear Rate Sec 1 Sec 1 Speed RPM RPM Temperature C C The CAP 2000 Viscometer outputs data to a parallel printer in...

Page 4: ...p P N C1K 63 Column Head Serial Tag Info on Back of Viscometer Head Base Console Cone Spindle P N CAP S XX The Flat Thumb Screw P N C1K 34Y Figure I 1 Components I 2 Utilities Input Voltage 115 VAC or...

Page 5: ...g Net Weight 27 lb 12 3 kg Carton Volume 4 9 cu ft 0 15 m3 Carton Dimensions 18 in L x 18 in W x 26 in H 48 cm L x 48 cm W x 66 cm H Materials CAP cone spindles and temperature plates are made of tung...

Page 6: ...Brookfield Engineering Labs Inc Page Manual No M02 313E1209 I 4 Dimensional Details...

Page 7: ...ing CAP Viscometer Figure I 2 Detail of Foam Insert 3 Verify that the viscometer s power requirements match your power source BEFORE con necting it to power TheAC input voltage and frequency must be w...

Page 8: ...ace Refer to the manual for specific warning or caution information to avoid personal injury or damage to the instrument Safety Overview If this instrument is used in a manner not specified by the man...

Page 9: ...This key selects time entry mode wait time before spindle rotates SPINDLE This key selects the cone spindle entry mode TEMP This key selects the temperature entry mode I 8 Viscosity and Temperature D...

Page 10: ...brasive cloth and solvent appropriate for sample material that is not aggressive to immersed compo nents Do not use metal objects to clean the plate surface as scratching of the plate may oc cur and c...

Page 11: ...f measure and speed control may be selected through the special functions screen This screen is accessed by pressing the STOP key during instrument power up The CAP 2000 can be configured to control s...

Page 12: ...he slot by the thumb screw and turning the trap clockwise onto the thumbscrew Slide the cone up into the adapter as far as it will go and hand lock it in place with the thumb screw Tighten the thumb s...

Page 13: ...must be first calibrated following the directions in Section III If you are not going to calibrate the cone continue by pressing the NO key then the ENTER key The viscometer will display the MAIN SCRE...

Page 14: ...After inserting the sample material onto the plate lower the spindle and solvent trap and allow sufficient time for thermal equilibrium prior to starting the test II 5 Hold Time Settings Hold time se...

Page 15: ...D CM2 S RATE 1 sec SPEED RPM TIMER SEC CONE No 25 0 10000 0750 20 02 Figure II 5 A maximum of 999 seconds can be printed when running in manual TIMER mode 00 Over 999 seconds will print EEE The TIMER...

Page 16: ...ed All relevant measurement parameters will be shown for 5 seconds including speed shear rate run time hold time and spindle The display will return to the default screen after five seconds Note The v...

Page 17: ...torque model you have consult the se rial tag of your viscometer or the certificate of calibration that accompanied the instrument or the display on power up 23CAP 2000 Low Torque CAP 2000 High Torqu...

Page 18: ...ts Cone range constant 22 7 N FSR Poise where N RPM For High Torque CAP instruments Cone range constant N FSR Poise where N RPM The last column in the above tables shows this calculation III 2 Accurac...

Page 19: ...100 FSR 50 FSR 50 FSR 01 2 0 2 0 2 0 4 0 02 2 0 2 0 2 0 4 0 03 2 0 2 0 2 0 4 0 04 2 0 3 0 3 0 6 0 05 2 0 4 0 4 0 8 0 06 2 0 5 0 5 0 10 0 07 2 0 08 2 0 09 2 0 10 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 Not recommended for us...

Page 20: ...h cone spindle to the CAP Viscometer See Section III 4 Calibration verification of your viscometer should also be performed when viscosity readings with your product are suspect Verifying the calibrat...

Page 21: ...your standard If your measured viscosity falls within this window the verification passes Example CAP 03 spindle on High Torque Low Temp CAP Viscometer running at 900 RPM Viscosity standard has nomin...

Page 22: ...ndles on High Torque CAP 2000 HIGH TORQUE LOW TEMP HIGH TORQUE HIGH TEMP Cone Fluid Part Num ber Nomi nal Value cP Temp C Sample Size micro liters Cone Fluid Part Num ber Nomi nal Value cP Temp C Sam...

Page 23: ...or CALIBRATE and press ENTER 9 Enter the appropriate values for temperature C and viscosity cP value printed on the label Note Viscosity values are always entered in units of CENTIPOISE cP no matter w...

Page 24: ...___________________ Fluid _____________________________________________________ Figure III 3 III 5 Repeatability The CAP 2000 Viscometer is repeatable to 0 5 of the full scale viscosity range FSR Due...

Page 25: ...the containment of solvents and or prevention of sample drying The trap should be used for all measurements with high tempera ture instruments CAP 2000 H d If a printer is to be used it should be con...

Page 26: ...AP H series Viscometers the tem perature display may indicate a deflection from the equilibrium temperature setting as the cone begins rotating at high shear rates The temperature display may indicate...

Page 27: ...f the sample plate for integrated viscosity temperature tests between 5 C and 75 C CAP 2000 L or 50 C and 200 C CAP 2000 H depending on viscometer model CAPCALC features include on screen and printed...

Page 28: ...e fluids have different viscosities at different shear rates different RPMs They fall into two groups 1 Time Independent non Newtonian 2 Time Dependent non Newtonian The time dependency is the time th...

Page 29: ...pm and a second at 900 rpm the two viscosity values produced may be different because the readings were made at different shear rates The faster the spindle speed the higher the shear rate The shear r...

Page 30: ...he serial cable The cable connections are Com Port RxD pin 2 9 pin or pin 3 25 pin to CAP Txd pin 3 Com Port TxD pin 3 9 pin or pin 2 25 pin to CAP RxD pin 2 Com Port ground pin 7 to CAP Serial Ground...

Page 31: ...eading zeros cc cone All cc values shall be padded to 2 characters with leading zeros I CR ICAP bbxxxddddd ss CR Identify the viscometer and firmware in use bb HI or LO temperature range xxx firmware...

Page 32: ...re multiplied by 100 before transmission from the CAP 2000 All FSR values are four characters padded with leading zeroes rrrrrr Shear rate 1 seconds values hexadecimal Shear rate values are multiplied...

Page 33: ...indicating a high temperature CAP 2000 with Version 2 20 firmware spring constant of 1 00 and a status byte of 0 3 The host sends a T190 The CAP 2000 begins controlling to 40 0 C and responds with T1...

Page 34: ...46 U S A Telephone 508 946 6200 FAX 508 923 5009 www brookfieldengineering com For repair or service outside the United States consult Brookfield Engineering Laboratories Inc or the dealer from whom y...

Page 35: ...e available for immediate shipment from Brookfield If the case is not available take care to wrap the instrument with enough material to support it Avoid using foam peanuts or shredded paper R Fill ou...

Page 36: ...rol _________________ Sample Temperature _______________________________ Accessories __________________________________________________________ SERVICE AND RETURN INSTRUCTIONS Please check service s r...

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